Concurrent hearing and visual impairment and morbidity in community-residing adults: The National Health Interview Survey, 1986 to 1996

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 531-546

  Lee, David J ^a   Lam, Byron L ^a   Gómez Marín, Orlando ^a   Zheng, D Diane ^a   Caban, Alberto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing impairment; Morbidity; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 25144486095     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305277956     Document Type: Review

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